14 DAY TRIAL // The Windows 10 rollout is happening as we speak, and although it first started on July 29, it takes more than a single day to upgrade all computers across the world.
Patrick Moorhead, president and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, has said in an interview with Benzinga that, although Microsoft estimated otherwise, it could take up to few months to bring Windows 10 to all users across the world, especially because the company has to deal with a number of compatibility issues that might cause issues on upgraded systems.
“Microsoft is prioritizing systems that don't have known bugs in the hardware configuration,” Moorhead explains. “I am expecting the whole process to [take] weeks, if not months, for consumers.”
Microsoft: It will only take weeks!
The Redmond-based tech giant, on the other hand, claims that Windows 10 will reach consumers at a much faster pace, as it works to address compatibility issues and deliver the operating system to more computers in the coming weeks.
So instead of months, Microsoft talks about weeks when it comes to the timing of the Windows 10 release, pointing out that every system will receive a notification when the operating system is ready to install.
“With your reservation, you are in the queue for your upgrade. Watch for your notification to arrive in the coming days or weeks. At that point, you can upgrade immediately or pick a time that works for you,” Microsoft said in a comment on the upgrade process in early August.
The question that comes after these controversial deadlines is how they are affecting the one-year free upgrade offer. Microsoft initially said that consumers would have until July 29, 2016 to decide whether they install Windows 10 or not, but since the upgrade is not yet available to everyone, the amount of time for making a decision is reduced for a number of users.
And yet, it’s not that hard to decide whether Windows 10 is worth installing, especially because the free upgrade offer is only aimed at consumers. Enterprises, which usually need more time to make a decision on installing a new operating system because of the big number of PCs that are supposed to get it, still have to pay for Windows 10.